Jona Senilagakali, the newly-installed Prime Minister of Fiji, conceded the coup had been "illegal" but it was "an illegal takeover to clean up the mess of a much bigger illegal activity of the previous government." (BBC)

Two months after it opened, the "The World of Turkmenbashi Tales" themepark in Turkmenistan is made operational. The park, which is named after the Turkmenbashi, Saparmurat Niyazov, is expected to attract more children now that the rides work and all libraries have been closed. (USA Today)

In a survey conducted by the Social Opinion Center of Uzbekistan, 93.7% of respondents said they opposed religious extremism and 3.9% said religious freedom is restricted, but only 39.4% said they had conditions that "satisfied their religious needs." (Interfax)

In the largest such crackdown in American history, U.S. federal immigration authorities raid numerous Swift & Co. meat-processing plants in six U.S. states, arresting nearly 1,300 illegal immigrant employees [1][2][3][4].

Egyptian High Court rules that the members of the Bahá'í Faith in Egypt should not receive government Identification cards, thus removing their rights to health care, education, work and other basic rights. (IHT)

Iraqi insurgency: Soldiers from the British Army storm a police headquarters in Basra, Iraq, arresting allegedly corrupt officers, transferring prisoners thought to have been subject to torture, and demolishing the building. [6]

Tiki Barber rushes for 234 yards in his final game in the NFL. This is a record for the most rushing yards in a running backs last game, and a New York Giants team record for the most rushing yards in a game.